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This Mickey Mouse Piggy Bank Reminds This Entrepreneur to Hustle Hard, Every Day

What once housed his summer savings now reminds this CEO to build a strong team and focus on shared goals.
Source: David Rinella
David Rinella

When I was nine years old, I overheard my parents arguing about the rent. They didn’t have the to pay it. I had a Mickey Mouse piggy with $30 saved up, which was a lot of money to and offered it to them. “Thank you; that’s sweet, but it won’t cut it,” they said, “and it’s not for you to worry about anyway.” I remember thinking,

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